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[quote=Anonymous]We do all of our shopping at MOMs and Trader Joes. We buy mostly organic but the priorities, if forced to choose for budget reasons are on organic dairy.

For eggs and meat we prefer products with the Certified Humane label. Maybe it sounds hypocritical because we kill and eat the animals, but we care about the treatment of the animals during their lifetimes more than we prioritize organic. I like to buy from White Oak Pastures whenever I get the chance. I grew up in Georgia and worked in the environmental world there for a few years. I’m familiar with their husbandry practices and really respect them; the family has always been really upstanding.

When feeding guests we serve them the same things we make for ourselves. We tend to serve more economical vegetarian meals, or buy ingredients in bulk from Costco which saves on hosting costs.

I have no illusion that organic is perfect, but there are definitely some benefits over conventional farming. For example, using biosludge (ie treated sewage) for fertilizer is prohibited under USDA organic standards. Biosludge concentrates toxic materials like PFAS, heavy metals, and pharmaceuticals and dumps them in the soil which wind up in the plants and food you eat. [/quote]

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